Using ReadyBoost

- [Instructor] One of the better things to come…from Windows Vista was a tool called ReadyBoost.…It's a combination of hardware and software…that can improve your computer's performance.…All you need to do is sacrifice…a media card or a thumb drive…to put a little pep into your PC.…In this movie, I cover the ReadyBoost tool.…It's a form of disk cache that can improve…file access and performance on some computers.…To make ReadyBoost work, you need a dedicated…media card or a thumb drive.…It must have at least 256 megabytes of storage,…but it can go up to 32 gigabytes.…

The higher the capacity, the more boost…you get from ReadyBoost.…The reason I say dedicated is that ReadyBoost…should really be the only thing using…the media card or thumb drive.…Don't use it for storage, and plan on keeping it…attached to your PC.…When you have the proper hardware,…insert it into the PC, adding the media card…to a media slot, or inserting the thumb drive…into a USB slot.…If you're using a USB 3.0 thumb drive,…ensure that it's attached to a USB 3.0 port.…

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10/31/2016

PC maintenance and performance go hand in hand; when you correctly maintain your computer, you usually see a corresponding boost in performance. Happily, the basic maintenance tasks are simple enough for anyone to accomplish. This course teaches the elemental skills related to PC maintenance. It's a good, thorough background for anyone who works with PCs. Dan Gookin helps you configure simple settings to make sure your system is running at its peak, including Windows security settings, backup and recovery options, and updates.